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6 Deluge (noun)

अतिवृष्टि

Deluge meaning

A great quantity of something arriving at the same time.

Synonyms: Barrage, Volley

Example: The data can be intermittent during transmission opportunities, but when it comes in, it arrives in deluges and it comes in fast.

7 Beget (verb)

कारण होना

Beget meaning

Bring about.

Synonyms: Cause, Lead to, Generate

Antonyms: Destroy, Kill, Demolish

Example: He said violence begets violence and evil generates greater evil.

8 Perturbation (noun)

बेचैनी

Perturbation meaning

Anxiety; mental uneasiness.

Synonyms: Terror, Fright, Dismay

Antonyms: Peace, Calmness

Example: She sensed her friend's perturbation.

9 Thwart (verb)

रोकना

Thwart meaning

Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

Synonyms: Hinder, Foil, Impede, Balk, Frustrate

Antonyms: Encourage, Facilitate, Expedite, Aid

Example: We must thwart his malevolent schemes.

10 Reiterate (verb)

बारबार दुहराना

Reiterate meaning

To repeat something that you have already said, especially to emphasize it.

Synonyms: Repeat, Restate, Recapitulate, Go over

Antonyms: Take Back

Example: Since I could not hear the instructions, I asked the teacher to reiterate them once.

11 Circumvent (verb)

बच निकलना

Circumvent meaning

Find a way around (an obstacle).

Synonyms: Avoid, Evade, Dodge

Antonyms: Confront, Face, Meet

Example: They found a way of circumventing the law.

12 Underlying (adjective)

बुनियादी

Underlying meaning

Important in a situation but not always easily noticed or stated clearly.

Synonyms: Fundamental, Basic, Prime, Primary

Antonyms: Secondary, Refined

Example: The underlying assumption is that the amount of money available is limited.

13 Wean (verb)

छुड़ा देना

Wean meaning

To make somebody gradually stop doing or using something.

Synonyms: Deter, Repel, Divert

Example: They have gradually weaned him off the drugs.

14 Bellicosity (noun)

युद्धप्रियता

Bellicosity meaning

The fact of having or showing the desire to argue or fight.

Synonyms: Belligerence, Pugnacity, Hostility

Antonyms: Pacifism, Amenability

Example: We had gone from good humor to bellicosity back to joviality in five hours.

15 Clampdown (noun)

कठोर नीति

Clampdown meaning

A concerted or harsh attempt to suppress something.

Synonyms: Suppression, Prevention, Stopping

Example: Many of the clubs affected are angry at the sudden clampdown.

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